FLC OF AN LTT CPR JET LOST COMS WITH DEP CTL DURING CLB AFTER TKOF IN CLASS B AIRSPACE. HOWEVER; AFTER MAKING CONTACT ON ANOTHER FREQ; MAKING ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS ON THE ASSIGNED FREQ; AND WANDERING OFF OF ASSIGNED HDG; CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH NO FURTHER COMS PROBS.

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TOOK OFF FROM SPX ON RWY 31. WAS ENRTE TO LFK (010 DEGS). WAS GIVEN CLB TO 3000 FT AND HDG 170 DEGS. STARTED TURN AND CLB. COPLT ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH HOU APCH ON 134.45. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY BOTH PLTS; NO CONTACT. TRIED 119.7. MADE CONTACT. ADVISED NO CONTACT ON 134.45. TOLD TO GO BACK TO 134.45. BOTH PLTS ATTEMPTED CONTACT AGAIN; NO CONTACT. BACK TO 119.7. TOLD CTLR NO CONTACT AND HE GOT IRATE WHEN ASKED FOR A TURN ON COURSE AND HIGHER ALT. TOLD TO GO BACK TO 134.45. DURING COMS PROB; I REMAINED IN VMC TRYING TO WORK WITH APCH TO SOLVE PROB AND GET AN ON COURSE (OR CLOSE) HDG; RATHER THAN A HDG 180 DEGS OUT. FINALLY ESTABLISHED COMS AND MADE A LONG TURN OF 420 DEGS TOTAL TO FINALLY GET AN ON COURSE HDG. I FINALLY GOT COMS 12 MI NE OF SPX; HAVING STOPPED TURN AND CLB TO SOLVE PROB. AT SOME POINT DURING THIS MELEE; I WAS TOLD HOW BUSY APCH WAS AND HOW WRONG I WAS. I DID NOTICE THE CTLR HAD TIME TO CHAT FOR ABOUT A MIN WITH SOME AIRLINE GUY ABOUT SOME ISSUE IRRELEVANT TO FLYING OR THE BUSINESS AT HAND. I HAD TO WAIT TO MAKE CONTACT WHILE THIS WENT ON. I UNDERSTAND TFC FLOW; ETC. APCH CTLS (STRESS PLURAL) SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT IN A JET OR ANY ACFT; MAKING A TURN TO 180 DEGS FROM WHERE YOU ARE GOING; CAN BE RATHER RIDICULOUS WHEN IT IS NOT A STANDARD ACT. HOLDING A PERFORMANCE ACFT DOWN AT LOW ALT WHEN THEY CAN CLB ABOVE SLOWER; LOWER TFC CREATES FUEL AND OTHER PROBS WHICH ARE REALLY UNNECESSARY. HOUSTON APCH IS A FINE OUTFIT. SOMETIMES; WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES AND HAVE A BAD DAY.